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Ontario to Increase Minimum Wage, Effective October 1, 2023

The general minimum wage in Ontario will be increasing from $15.50 to $16.55 an hour, representing an approximate 6.8% increase.

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Employers’ Advisor March 2023

In this issue: 1) Workplace Relationships: Lessons from the Mayor’s Office, 2) Healthy Remedy: Former NB Health CEO Awarded Hefty Damages after Public Firing, 3) Employers Beware: Effective June 23, 2023, Wage-Fixing and No-Poaching Agreements are Outlawed

In A Flash

Ontario Introduces Working for Workers Act, 2023

For the third consecutive year, the Ontario Government has introduced legislative amendments to various workplace laws under the so-called “Working for Workers Act”. This year’s iteration – the Working for Workers Act, 2023 – was introduced on March 20, 2023.

In A Flash

Minimum Age of Employment Increase in the Federal Sector

Upcoming amendment to the federal sector minimum age of employment under the Canada Labour Code are set to increase the minimum age of employment from 17 to 18 for certain types of work.

In A Flash

Ontario Proposes Women’s-Only Washrooms and Properly Fitting Equipment on Construction Sites

The ON Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development announced a proposal to make various amendments to regulations applicable to the construction industry and if approved, would come into force on July 1, 2023.

In A Flash

Ontario Proposes Amendments Impacting Remote Workers and New Hires

Proposed changes would essentially serve to make remote workers eligible for the same “enhanced” notice period as in-office employees in the event of a mass termination. It would also entitle new hires to certain written information about their jobs.

In A Flash

B.C. Introduces New Statutory Holiday: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

The new Bill, when passed into law, will establish the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday for all provincially regulated employers in B.C.

In A Flash

B.C. Labour Board Reverses Vancouver Shipyards Decision on Picket Line Crossing

The B.C. Labour Relations Board has overturned its own prior decision, finding that the B.C. Labour Relations Code does not permit provincially regulated unionized employees to refuse to cross a picket line associated with a federally regulated work dispute.

OHS & Workers’ Compensation Advisor

Effectively Managing OHS Risks for Volunteers and the Organizations they Serve

Ensuring that OHS risks are effectively managed with respect to volunteer ‘workers’ is key for employers. This article outlines what those OHS risks are and effective means of mitigating them.

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